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'Project Hercules' data center construction expected to start by end of the year in Appomattox County

AVAIO Digital’s Project Hercules data center campus in Appomattox County is expected to begin construction by the end of the year after permits were submitted and a performance agreement was finalized. The $3 billion project will span more than 400 acres and eventually include six or seven data centers, while local residents have raised concerns about its environmental impacts, water and electricity use, and limited public input. The article also details new data center zoning rules and early-stage proposals in Amherst and Campbell counties, as well as regulatory changes in Lynchburg.